Salt Lake Telegram | 1905-03-31 | Page 4 | Rossau, Convict, and Convicted Liar

Rossetu, Coriyicti and Convicted Liar. , : .Gessler.Kosseau, convicted of having sent explosives ex-plosives to a steamship . pier, and. who also attempted at-tempted to blow up the -statue, of -Frederick the Great in Washington, needs a press agent; Other-' 'wise. Mr. "Kossean runs the risk of being placed in the -same; classf with Ananias and Sapphira of Biblical Bib-lical fame. -r . , k . i ' ' ' . Rosseau declared yesterday that he was responsible respon-sible for, the, blowing up of the battleship" Mainein thie harbor .of Havana, in February, 1898. That while he was responsible for this great calamity, it was all a little mistake "on" the part of a Cuban patriot, who thought he' was-fixing the explosive to a Spanish warship, and that this Cuban promptly committed suicide when he learned ef-his. mistake. : By thus killing off the misguided Cuban patriot Bosseau disposes of his, proof.; That was, & serious mistake. Had he had.a press agent, that.pnterpris-jng that.pnterpris-jng individual vfauld Jul ve . scoured Cuba until he discovered some one who would swfcar t'o'tnetory told by Rosseau. Xow the burden of proof rests ntirejy on the convicted manufacturer of jiombs. ' lossau,at lea'st knows-iwtoteU ai!i artistic lieV but at that it bould be polished tW Addition of several important, features. Had he told, the name of the-libustering'uvessel Lth?it:v carried his wonderful bombs to Cuba, or the names of one or more of the men with whom he had his dealings, it would have added materially. Any old Spanish, name would have done, providing he took care that the possessor of it was not within reaching distance. dis-tance. , But Rosseau failed in these minor details, and must now make his trip to Sing Sing not only as a convict, but as a convicted liar as well. No one with any knowledge of affairs will for one mdment give credence to this story unless that person be of Spanish extraction.